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Lark Rise To Candleford

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Even before Lady Cora's mother arrived from New York, Lady Violet was dishing out American insults. But Mrs. Levinson seems to have brought plenty of sharp retorts in her luggage. Watch Season 3 of Downton Abbey.

MASTERPIECE

Watch highlights of great moments from Season 1 and Season 2 of Downton Abbey plus interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks that might give you a clue what the Crawley's will face as they enter the Roaring Twenties.

The first of three engrossing "Case Histories" adapted from the popular Kate Atkinson novels finds Edinburgh, Scotland, private investigator Jackson Brodie looking into a 30-year-old missing-persons case.

The war winds down in Episode 5 of "Downton Abbey." While the family looks forward to having a private home again, cousin Isobel has other ideas for Downton. In other events, a wounded officer makes a startling claim. Watch the latest episode of "Downton" all week on WGBH.org.

By Kim McLarin
Kim McLarin takes in the new production of Porgy and Bess” at Cambridge’s American Repertory Theater with the question “Why now?” and finds a surprising answer in the company’s new version of the 75-year-old opera.

By Masterpiece
At risk of losing his estate to pay family medical bills, Robert (David Morrissey) travels to Manchester seeking work. There, he chances to meet Sarah (Anna Maxwell Martin), and they have a drink together. Penelope Wilton also stars.

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By S. Pearl Sharp
Guest blogger S. Pearl Sharp reflects on the original For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf had on the black community when it debuted as a stage play over 30 years ago.